set (one's) heart against (something)

set (one's) heart against (something)

To be or become resolutely determined not to do, experience, or acquire something. When I was a teenager, I set my heart against ever ending up in a soulless career like the one my father had. No, they've set their hearts against coming with us.

See also: heart, set

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

set one's heart against something

Fig. to turn against something; to become totally against something. Jane set her heart against going to Australia. I set my heart against her departure.

See also: heart, set

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.